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September 29, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Monday, September 29, 1969, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

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Schedule and Public Documents

  • The Daily Diary files represent a consolidated record of the President's activities. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    The President's day began at The White House - Washington, D. C.

  • The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents made available transcripts of the President's news conferences; messages to Congress; public speeches, remarks, and statements; and other Presidential materials released by the White House.

    Appointments and Nominations

    • Task Force on Rural Development (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1348, September 29, 1969)
      Announcement of Establishment and Membership.
    • International Monetary Fund (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1349, September 29, 1969)
      Announcement of Intention To Nominate William B. Dale for Reappointment as United States Executive Director.

    Awards and Citations

    • Presidential Unit Citation (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1348, September 29, 1969)
      Announcement of Award to the 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Pacific Air Forces.
    • Presidential Unit Citation (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1349, September 29, 1969)
      Announcement of Award to the 834th Air Division, Pacific Air Forces.

    Executive Orders

    Acts Approved by the President

    • H.J. Res. 775 -- Public Law 91-76
      Joint Resolution to authorize the President to award, in the name of Congress, Congressional Space Medals of Honor to those astronauts whose particular efforts and contributions to the welfare of the Nation and of mankind have been exceptionally meritorious.
    • H.R. 4658 -- Private Law 91-47
      An Act for the relief of Bernard L. Coulter.
    • H.R. 11582 -- Public Law 91-74
      Treasury, Post Office, and Executive Office Appropriation Act, 1970.
    • S. 85 -- Private Law 91-48
      An Act for the relief of Doctor Jagir Singh Randhawa.
    • S. 728 -- Private Law 91-49
      An Act for the relief of Captain Richard L. Schumaker, United States Army.
    • S. 1766 -- Public Law 91-75
      An Act to provide for the disposition of a judgment recovered by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Flathead Reservation, Montana, in paragraph 11, docket numbered 50233, United States Court of Claims, and for other purposes.
    • S. 1888 -- Public Law 91-77
      An Act to change the composition of the Commission for Extension of the United States Capitol.

    Digest of Other White House Announcements

    Following is a listing of items of general interest which were announced in the press but not made public as formal White House press releases during the period covered by this issue. Appointments requiring Senate approval are not included since they appear in the list of nominations submitted to the Senate, below.

    • The President has accepted the resignation of Robert T. Murphy as Vice Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board, effective immediately. Mr. Murphy will continue as a member of the Board. The President has designated Whitney Gihilland to serve the remainder of Mr. Murphy's term as Vice Chairman.
    • The President met with Raymond Gallagher, National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
    • The President presented the cup to the winner of the President's Cup Regatta for power boats, Frank Byers, Jr. Representatives Chalmers P. Wylie and Samuel L. Devine of Ohio were present for the ceremony at the White House.
    • Representative Roger H. Zion of Indiana called on the President to present a copy of a study of crime problems in Evansville, with recommendations for community improvements to help solve the crime problem.
    • Representative William A. Steiger of Wisconsin met with the President to present a Presidential seal constructed by retarded students from Jefferson School in Fond du Lac.
    • The President has designated the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as a member of the Cabinet Committee for Economic Policy.

    Nominations Submitted to the Senate

    Does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service Officers.

    • THOMAS PATRICK MELADY, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Burundi.
    • JOHN F. ROOT, of Pennsylvania, a Foreign Service Officer of Class one, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Ivory Coast.

  • Each Public Papers of the Presidents volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the White House Office of the Press Secretary during the time period specified by the volume. The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In instances when the release date differs from the date of the document itself, that fact is shown in the text note.

    To ensure accuracy, remarks have been checked against audio recordings (when available) and signed documents have been checked against the original, unless otherwise noted. Editors have provided text notes and cross references for purposes of identification or clarity.

  • The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other Presidential documents.

    No Federal Register published on this date

  • The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.

Archival Holdings

Any selection of archival documents will necessarily be partial. You should use the documents and folders identified below as a starting place, but consult the linked collection finding aids and folder title lists and the collections themselves for context. Many documents to be found this way do not lend themselves to association with specific dates, but are essential to a complete understanding of the material.

  • Selective document listing

    President's Office Files

    The President's Office Files consists of materials drawn together by the Special Files Unit from several administrative subdivisions within the White House Office. It is the handwriting and sensitive papers sent to the Staff Secretary that now comprise much of the President's Office Files. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    President's Personal File

    The President's Personal File is essentially a President's secretary's file, kept by Rose Mary Woods, personal secretary to the President, for two purposes: (1) preserving for posterity a collection of documents particularly close to the President, whether because he dictated or annotated them, or because of the importance of the correspondent or the event concerned and (2) giving appropriate attention–letters of gratitude, invitations to White House social events, and the like–to members and important friends and supporters of the Nixon administration. This generalization does not describe all the varied materials of a file group which is essentially a miscellany, but it does identify the reason for the existence of the file group's core. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

  • The H. R. Haldeman Diaries consists of seven handwritten diaries, 36 dictated diaries recorded as sound recordings, and two handwritten audio cassette tape subject logs. The diaries and logs reflect H. R. Haldeman’s candid personal record and reflections on events, issues, and people encountered during his service in the Nixon White House. As administrative assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, Haldeman attended and participated in public events and private meetings covering the entire scope of issues in which the Nixon White House engaged in during the years 1969-1973. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
      Monday, September 29.

      UAC with youth presentation. President said afterward it was "good for those others to hear that, because they aren't in touch with all this like I am."

      Big review of all our PR activity and follow-up on his memos, etc. Said his real concern is that whole staff is not zeroing in on the big issues and really getting things done. Says he really feels frustrated, because he knows people disagree with his orders and just don't carry them out. With others in the office, he several times cracked that "your staff never follows up on anything, so of course this won't be done," etc. Trouble is, he's generally right, and so it's hard to argue. As Harlow says, all presidents go through periods of "nobody is doing anything but me," and I'm sure he really has that feeling to a degree.

      Keeps coming back to the October 15 plan, although he says it doesn't concern him. Told me – secretly - he's thinking of doing a one-hour press conference that night at news time, to preempt coverage of the day's activities. Not a bad idea! Also is interested in the Day of Prayer idea - which I discussed today with Billy Graham. Looks feasible if we move quickly. Need to build leadership. Realizes war support is more tenuous every day and knows we have to maintain it somehow. Turned the House hawks loose today, demanding we resume bombing, etc., as a counter on the right to all the pressure on the left to cop out. Kissinger got his Green Beret trial turned off, with Resor dropping the charges because no CIA witnesses.
    • Handwritten diary entry (JPG)

  • The National Archives Catalog is the online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records. It is the main way of describing our holdings and also provides access to electronic records and digitized versions of our holdings. 

    The Catalog searches across multiple National Archives resources at once, including archival descriptions, digitized and electronic records, authority records, and web pages from Archives.gov and the Presidential Libraries. The Catalog also allows users to contribute to digitized historical records through tagging and transcription.

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National Security Documents

Audiovisual Holdings

  • The White House Photo Office collection consists of photographic coverage of President Richard Nixon meeting with prominent social, political, and cultural personalities; speaking engagements and news conferences of the President and various high-ranking members of the White House staff and Cabinet; Presidential domestic and foreign travel, including Presidential vacations; social events and entertainment involving the First Family, including entertainers present; official portraits of the President, First Family, and high-ranking members of the Nixon administration; the 1969 and 1973 Inaugurals; the President’s 1972 Presidential election campaign appearances (including speeches) and other official activities of the White House staff and the President’s Cabinet from January 20, 1969 until August 9, 1974 at the White House and the Old Executive Office Building; other locations in Washington, DC, such as The Mall; and the Presidential retreats in Camp David, Maryland, Key Biscayne, Florida, and San Clemente, California. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    Roll WHPO-2059 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2059-04, Unidentified men in hallway. 9/29/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2059-05-17, President Nixon seated informally with Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Commander Raymond Gallagher, Sen. Karl Mundt, and others.`. 9/29/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Raymond Gallagher, Karl Mundt, John S. Smith, Cooper Holt, Peter Flanigan, Kenneth BeLieu.

    Roll WHPO-2060 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2060-07-14, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with Rep. Chalmers Wylie, Rep. Samuel Devine, President's Cup Regatta winner Frank M. Byers, Jr., and F. M. Byers Sr. and III. 9/29/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Chalmers Wylie, Samuel Devine, Frank M. Byers, Sr., Frank M. Byers, Jr., Frank M. Byers, III, Roger Zion, Jack Stone, J. William Kleindorfer, D. Bailey Merrill, William Timmons.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2060-15-20, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with Rep. Roger Zion and others. 9/29/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Chalmers Wylie, Samuel Devine, Frank M. Byers, Sr., Frank M. Byers, Jr., Frank M. Byers, III, Roger Zion, Jack Stone, J. William Kleindorfer, D. Bailey Merrill, William Timmons.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2060-22-35, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with Rep. William Steiger and an aide, holding a cloth presidential seal. 9/29/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon William Steiger, aide, photographers.

    Roll WHPO-2064 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2064-01A-22A, Close-up portrait study of Dr. Hendrik Houthakker. 9/29/1969, Washington, D.C. unknown. Dr. Hendrik S. Houthakker.

    Roll WHPO-2068 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2068-04-08, President Nixon receiving framed newspaper front pages from Rep. William Steiger and Michael Hoons, Assistant to Congressman Steiger. 9/29/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, William Steiger, Michael Hoons, Assistant to Congressman Steiger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2068-08A, President Nixon receiving framed newspaper front pages from Rep. William Steiger and Michael Hoons, Assistant to Congressman Steiger. 9/29/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, William Steiger, Michael Hoons.

Context (External Sources)